Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine hinted at -- actually, he pretty much confirmed -- an onstage, live collaboration between himself and Jason Newsted on Gigantour. It's been rumored, but it pretty much seems like a foregone conclusion at this point.
Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine put his John Hancock on the limited edition guitar of one Vince Minogue, the lead guitarist and vocalist of Wireless Soul, deemed the biggest youth rock band in Chicagoland, at a signing and appearance on July 19 at Guitar Center in Brookfield, Wis. The interaction and exchange between the guitar legend and a rocker-in-training, who is just 11, was entertaining and actually quite sweet.
There's a lot of bonding going on during this year's Gigantour trek, and four of the bassists on the bill have found one common link amongst themselves -- their love of Hartke products. In a nearly 10-minute video seen above, Megadeth's David Ellefson, Black Label Society's John DeServio, Hellyeah's Bob Zilla and Death Division's Jerry Montano discuss their experiences with Hartke's amplifiers.
It was an all-star jam of epic, metallic proportions on Friday night (July 12) in Dallas, as a slew of metal dudes and hard rockers took the stage alongside Megadeth. It was a vertiable "Who's Who" of hard rock, as Slash, Zakk Wylde, Jason Newsted and Vinnie Paul joined Dave Mustaine and co. at the 97.1 The Eagle Presents BFD 2013 Concert at the Gexa Energy Pavilion. It was almost too many rock legends for one stage. Almost.
What if all it took to add some of Marty Friedman's incredible chops to your music was a simple point and click? The former Megadeth guitarist's new 'Exotic Guitar' loop library is designed for that specific purpose. Each of the library's 65 loops were personally developed and recorded by Friedman, and offer you the chance to infuse his diverse skills and mind-blowing fretwork into your music at an affordable price.
Megadeth's video for 'Super Collider,' the title track for their new album, traces a young love story. We know that's not exactly the subject matter that you'd expect or standard fare for a heavy metal video, but it's how things shake out. The group members all take passive roles in the clip, leaving the action to the two young actors.
Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson of Megadeth are not only united in their love of thrashy metal and their shared first name, they're both committed to the same Christian faith, of which they are equally passionate. Ellefson spoke about his MEGA Life Ministries and how his and Mustaine's faith has affected the band -- but it's not in the way that you'd think.
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustainehas revealed that the band will donate the proceeds from the Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre date of Gigantour, slated for July 16, to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Mustaine feels that the heavy metal community should continue to do what it can to support the victims of the tragedy, which befell the state in May of this year.
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine made several headlines this year for seemingly odd topics, but was it all leading to this? The Megadeth frontman has taped a new 'Funny or Die' video that both serves as promotion for the band's 'Super Collider' album and draws upon at least two of his headline-making stories from earlier this year.